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Eric Weinberger remembers looking for interesting programming to fill a monthslong offseason during the earliest days of the NFL Network and examining the possibility of televising the NFL Scouting Combine.

Suffice it to say, the notion of airing footage of large men running sprints and lifting weights was not seen as riveting by everyone in the discussion.

"There was sort of this sentiment like, 'Hey, if you like watching paint dry, go for it,' " said Weinberger, executive producer at NFL Network. ...